前妻

Chinese

		front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward	wife; to marry off (a daughter)
trad. (前妻)		前	妻
simp. #(前妻)		前	妻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiánqī

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cin⁴ cai¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chêng-chhe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiánqī
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciánci
    • Wade–Giles: chʻien²-chʻi¹
    • Yale: chyán-chī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyanchi
    • Palladius: цяньци (cjanʹci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 前妻 前期

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cin⁴ cai¹
    • Yale: chìhn chāi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsin⁴ tsai¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qin⁴ cei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːn²¹ t͡sʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chêng-chhe
    • Tâi-lô: tsîng-tshe
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zengzhef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sʰe⁴⁴/

Noun

前妻

1. ex-wife; former wife
2. late wife

Synonyms

• (ex-wife): (Hokkien) 前某, 前人

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
前	妻
ぜん Grade: 2	さい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡zẽ̞ɰ̃sa̠i]

Noun

前(ぜん)妻(さい) • (zensai) 

1. ex-wife; former wife

Synonyms

• 先(せん)妻(さい) (sensai)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
前	妻
Grade: 2	Grade: 5
irregular

Alternative forms

• 嫡妻(こなみ) (konami)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ko̞na̠mʲi]

Noun

前妻(こなみ) • (konami) 

1. first wife (with a practice of polygamy)

Antonyms

• 後妻(うわなり) (uwanari)